This workshop, intended for the diplomatic community in New York with an interest in strategic planning and policy evolvement, will provide an understanding of data and research for evidence-based policy making and Migration Profiles as a capacity building tool for strategic policy development. The workshop will be an opportunity to understand the framework for aggregating existing data and information from international, national, and regional sources, in a systematic manner. Further, it will examine the capacity development contribution of MPs to institutional and policy coherence, assess its relevance and provide an informal space to further develop its framework.